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Inspection #312256936

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of COLUMBIA BIOENERGY LLC at 20501 Hills Rd E, Creston, WA 99117 on Jul 28, 2008. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Oct 5, 2010.

OSHA documented 32 violations (30 serious, 2 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $45,800. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number
312256936
Type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete
Opened
Jul 28, 2008
Closed
Oct 5, 2010
Contested
Feb 12, 2009
Final Order
Sep 14, 2010
Total Violations
32
Penalties on Record
$45,800
Initial Penalties
$45,800
Related Activity
1 referral
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Establishment

Address
20501 Hills Rd E, Creston, WA 99117
Industry
324199 All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page.

Status on Record
Closed

Inspection closed Oct 5, 2010.

Citations on Record
32

30 serious, 2 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties
$45,800

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties
$45,800

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Citation contest activity appears on Feb 12, 2009. Final orders are recorded through Sep 14, 2010. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

CitationStandardTypeInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010018001.4005Serious$1,200$1,200Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010028001.7005Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010038001.7030Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010048092000401Serious$200$200Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010058093.2Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010068094.2Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010078095.2Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010088095.10Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010098095001401Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010108095.18Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010118095.20Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010128095.22Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010138421200501Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010148421.3005Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
01015842150050101Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
01016842160050101Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010178421800502Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010180670000901Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
01019067000130201Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
01020067000130301Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010210670001701Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010220670002101Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010230670002105Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010240670002501Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010250670003301Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010260670003702Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010270670003703Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
01028067000370401Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
010290670004501Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
01030670.53Serious$1,800$1,800Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
020018421.4005Other$0$0Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010
020028003.2020Other$0$0Oct 5, 2010Feb 12, 2009Sep 14, 2010

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Data Source and Methodology

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